Nigeria: Student beaten because roommate thinks he’s gay
A student at the University of Ilorin in Nigeria was severely beaten last month by fellow students after…
The harshest anti-gay law in the Western Hemisphere
Barbados Pride is taking on the harshest anti-gay law in the West. Stevia Arthur, co-coordinator of Barbados Pride,…
Human rights book is for Nigerian women
Nigerian women have a new resource for coping with the human rights-related challenges that straight and lesbian women…
Nigeria: Police arrest homophobic robbery suspect
A suspected homophobic robber has been apprehended by Nigerian police in the Ibusa area of Delta State. He…
Gay couple arrested in Kenya, then released
Neighbors in Kisii County, western Kenya, arranged for a gay couple to be arrested. But that’s as far…
Zimbabwe progress toward LGBT role in HIV fight
Activists see Zimbabwe’s new Public Health Bill as progressive, though not as progressive as it should be. It…
Letter to anti-gay pastor: Some will die because of your words
After Christian pastors from Canada and Jamaica assembled last week to prepare for an anti-Carnival, anti-homosexuality parade next…
Gay teen ejected by his family, then welcomed back. Here’s how.
When a homophobic family evicts a gay son, the story can have a happy ending. Here’s how.
Police and Nigerian chief vow action against anti-gay blackmail
The police commissioner and a traditional chief in Delta State are backing Nigerian human rights activists’ efforts to…
Despite past arrests, Uganda activists plan Pride 2018
LGBT rights activists are warily making plans to celebrate Pride this year despite the raids and arrests that…